''Starfighter Pilot'' is the debut EP from

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, on the Electric Honey label, released on 15 June 1997. The EP was released under the name Polarbear, the band's second name after

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. The name Polarbear was later changed to

because the band had discovered the existence of another group with that name.

Information

The song "Starfighter Pilot" was later featured on the band's debut album, ''

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'', and was later released as the fourth and final single from the album. The EP remains a rare find and is popular among collectors. The song "Holy Cow" later appeared as a bonus track on the U.S. release of "Songs for Polarbears". The song "Safety" though, has not been released anywhere else, nor has the EP been re-issued.

Track listing

#" Starfighter Pilot" - 3:21 #"Holy Cow" - 1:54 #"Safety" - 3:06

Personnel

;Polarbear *

Gary Lightbody Gareth John Lightbody (born 15 June 1976) is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups The ...

- vocals, guitar *

Mark McClelland Mark Peter McClelland (born 30 March 1976) is a Northern Irish musician known best as the former bass guitarist of the band Snow Patrol. McClelland is a recipient of the Ivor Novello Award for his work on the album ''Final Straw''. He is now the ...

- bass guitar, keyboards ;Other personnel *

Richard Colburn Richard Colburn (born 25 July 1970) is the drummer of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian. Before he joined Belle & Sebastian, he used to sell pies on match days outside Celtic Park and studied Music Business at Stow College. Appears as: ...

- drums, keyboards * Stuart Murdoch - vocals, wooden flute, piano on track 3 *Jamie Watson - producer, engineer *David McClelland - photography *Ross Wilson - photography *Divine Inc. - artwork

References

{{Snow Patrol 1997 EPs Snow Patrol EPs Electric Honey (label) EPs